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    There are disagreements over the severity of a crime‚ the mentality of the criminal‚ and the correct penalty that should result from that crime among other things. Kant and the Utilitarian perspective on crime and punishment do not coincide. Both philosophical viewpoints seem convincing in their own right‚ but not without flaws. One is simply the better way to reason through the issue at hand as it relates to society as a whole. Immanuel Kant has a few fundamental ideas about how society should think

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    Emerge means to become prominent or obvious‚ and in this case‚ an emerging identity simply means the development a character goes through as the story progresses‚ as a result of influences made on them by external entities. Thus‚ the text ‘The Declaration’‚ written by Gemma Malley‚ is brought in‚ as it demonstrates this notion that a person or characters identity is created through the connections they make with other people‚ places and their community. The main character Anna Covey‚ and supporting

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    declaring independence

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    Were the colonist justified in declaring independence from England? I feel that the 13 colonies were justified in starting a revolt against England. Tension between England and the 13 colonies rose due to unjust taxation and tyrannical rule. The colonists tried to influence the British government through petitions and boycotts. After failing‚ the colonist’s only option was the war. According to the British government‚ however‚ the colonists were not justified in waging war. England was their mother

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    Independence Day What is an Independence Day? Independence Day‚ observed annually on 15 August in India commemorating the nation’s independence from Kingdom of Great Britain on 15 August 1947. India attained independence following an independence movement noted for largely nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress (INC). Independence coincided with the partition of India‚ in which the British Indian Empire was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan;

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    Financial Independence

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    Molad Tamar Baskind 11/13/12 Word Count: 882 Paper 4 Achieving Financial Independence As the Fourth of July should remind us all‚ independence is something worth fighting for. Independence means the ability to make your own decisions and live the way you choose to live. When it comes to financial independence‚ though‚ many people believe it is only a dream. There is no absolute definition for financial independence. The most common sense of the term is that someone has enough wealth to live

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    Kosovo's Independence

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    The Independence of Kosovo Generally speaking‚ one can state that theories possibly explain specific actions of a country or a government‚ but that governments do not automatically act accordingly. Therefore the question arises‚ whether Kosovo’s independence can be explained by a single theory of international relations and‚ if so‚ to what extent one theory can explain the processes that took place in Kosovo. On 17 February 2008‚ Kosovo’s declaration of independence was adopted at a meeting of

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    Declaration Of Sentiments

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    Declaration of Sentiments: Blog Response After 156 years‚ you would think that the issues brought up in the Declaration of Sentiments would have been resolved by this day‚ but unfortunately that is not the case. Since the dawn of capitalism‚ developing around the same time period the Declaration was written‚ it has become one of the most powerful (if not THE most powerful) economic structures in the world. It is no coincidence that this structure has become increasingly dependent

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    Declaration of Sentiments The Declarations of sentiments was arguably the most significant document in history for the advancement of women in the nineteenth century America. It was made famous at the first Woman’s Rights Convention‚ held in Seneca Falls‚ New York‚ in July of 1848. Drafted by Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ the declaration outlined a series of grievances resulting from the unfair treatment of women and proposed eleven resolutions arguing that women had the right

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    Declaration of Attitude

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    Declaration of attitude A mission statement is a declaration of attitude and outlook more than a statement of specific details. It usually is broad in scope for at least two major reasons. First‚ a good mission statement allows for the generation and consideration of a range of feasible alternative objectives and strategies without unduly stifling management creativity. Excess specificity would limit the potential of creative growth  for the organization. On the other hand‚ an overly genera

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    The Independence Club

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    organization that perpetuated Methodist beliefs and ideologies was the Tongnip hyŏphoe‚ or the Independence Club. The Independence Club was an organization that helped progress Korea into a westernized‚ independent nation. From 1882

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